scenting

/S EH1 N T IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.

    โ€œThe hounds scented the fox in the woods.โ€

  2. 2

    To have a suspicion of.

    โ€œI scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me.โ€

  3. 3

    To impart an odour to.

    โ€œScent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.โ€

  4. 4

    To have a smell.

  5. 5

    To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

noun
  1. 1

    The act or process by which something is scented.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scent, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scenting